Sentence examples for undesirable characteristic from inspiring English sources

Perhaps a rather undesirable characteristic.

That is a highly undesirable characteristic in a reactor, one that contributed heavily to the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

They even issued a "Ten Commandments for Choosing a Mate" that advised against marrying a person with an undesirable characteristic, or the possibility of inheriting one: "Never marry the one good person from a bad family".

According to a Gallup poll done prior to the 2008 election, 17% of people polled said they would not vote a Mormon into office, and 22% said that being a Mormon was an undesirable characteristic for a president to have.

You might think Romney's status as poster-boy for the divisive religion might make him a less popular choice for Commander in Chief (in a 2007 poll, 22% said that being a Mormon was an undesirable characteristic for a president), but the odds might actually be stacked in his favour, as Mormonism seems to be having a moment.

However, the presence of trichomes is an undesirable characteristic in rice production because trichomes can cause atmospheric pollution.

3. Brainstorm and list, in small groups, desirable and undesirable characteristics of gubernatorial candidates; assess one of the California recall election candidates according to their lists.

Most of them come from Floyd Duffner (Mr. Cale), who describes aging as the time when undesirable characteristics "can start bullyin' your more attractive features into submission".

This means that the plant grown from seed may not exactly duplicate the characteristics of its parents and may possess undesirable characteristics.

In the design of transport aircraft, for example, there are a multitude of desirable characteristics, such as range, speed, payload, and safety, to be maximized, as well as undesirable characteristics, such as noise generation and air pollution, to be minimized.

While we saw undesirable characteristics and behaviors of many Jews in the story, including those hidden by the Franks and those who stole food from Anne in the camps, the Germans, like the Gestapo man who made the arrest, were portrayed as benevolent and humane.